Learn how to restore a previous published version of any page, so your content stays reliable and mistakes are never permanent.
Pages 2.0 refers to the new version of Happeo Pages, released on April 2, 2025. All Happeo accounts created from this date onward use the new page editor by default.
🎯 Who this article is for: Anyone with edit access to a page group, including owners, editors, and admins.
đź”’ Permissions: Viewing page history and restoring a previous version requires edit access to the page or page group.
đź’Ľ Package requirements: Page history and restoration is available in the Starter, Growth, and Enterprise packages.
1. Overview
Pages get updated, and sometimes an update does not go as planned. Happeo saves every published version of a page automatically, so you always have a record of what a page looked like before a change was made. If something needs to be corrected, you can restore any previous version at any time without having to rewrite anything from scratch. Your published history is always there when you need it.
2. Use cases
- Correcting a page that was edited incorrectly: If a published page is updated and important content is removed or changed by mistake, version history lets you restore the last good version without having to rewrite anything from memory. The page goes back to exactly how it was when it was last published.
- Recovering from a broad change that did not go as planned: If multiple parts of a page were updated in one session and the result is not right, restoring a previous version gets everything back at once rather than undoing each change individually.
3. Before you begin
Before using page history, there are a few things worth knowing:
- You need edit access to the page or page group: Only page group owners, page editors, and admins can view page history and restore versions.
- Version history is applied at the individual page level, not the page group level: Each page and subpage has its own independent history. Restoring one page does not affect any other pages in the group.
- Only published versions are saved: If a page has never been published, there is no history to view. If it has only been published once, that is the only version available to restore.
- Restoring removes all unpublished changes on the page: Any edits made since the last publish, including changes a teammate may currently have in progress, will be removed when you restore.
- You cannot preview a version before restoring it: Page history shows a list of published versions with their dates and timestamps, but restoring is the only way to see what a previous version contains.
4. See a page's published versions
To see the published versions of a page:
- Navigate to a page and click the edit (pencil) icon at the top-right to enter the page editor.
- Click the Pages button from the sidebar on the left.
- Hover over the page you want to check, click the three-dot menu on the right, and select View history.
You will see a list of published versions with their dates and timestamps.
5. Restore a previous version
⚠️ Important: Because you cannot preview a version before restoring it, restoring is a commitment. The page will immediately revert to the version you select, and any unpublished changes on the page will be removed. If you restore the wrong version, you can restore a published page version again from the history list to get back to where you were. The version you restored from remains available in the history.
To restore a previous version:
- Click the Pages button from the sidebar on the left.
- Hover over the page, click the three-dot menu on the right, and select View history.
- Click the left-pointing arrow next to the version you want to restore.
6. Best practices
Good habits around publishing and restoring help you get the most out of version history and reduce the risk of losing work.
- Publish at key moments to create useful checkpoints: Since only published versions are saved and you cannot preview them before restoring, publishing before and after significant changes means you always have a reliable version to return to. The more deliberate your published checkpoints, the less guesswork is involved if you ever need to restore.
- Check with teammates before restoring: Restoring a previous version removes all unpublished changes on the page, including any edits a colleague may currently have in progress. If others are actively working on the page, let them know and publish changes before you restore so their work is not lost.
7. Frequently asked questions
Can I see who made changes to a page in the version history?
No. Version history shows published versions with their dates and timestamps, but does not show which user made the changes or published each version.
What happens to unpublished changes when I restore a previous version?
Restoring a published version removes any unpublished edits made since that version was live. If you restore the wrong version, you can restore a published page version again from the history list to get back to where you were. The version you restored from remains available in the history.
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